Re: i need space in /root partition
well then i can install everything in /home/nwn and symlink it usr/local/nwn.
jj6419
On 6/18/05, Kent West <westk@acu.edu> wrote:
> j j wrote:
>
> >Hi
> >I am running out of HD space on my root partition (7GB). i have a
> >/home partition (30GB) and a huge unpartition section to be used as
> >needed(100GB).
> >I am trying to install Neverwinter Nights. And will need about 3GB of
> >space. I want to install it in /usr/local/nwn but i only have 54MB of
> >space left.
> >What can I get rid of in /root partition? Any ideas on how i should proceed?
> >thanks
> >jj6419
> >
> >demudi 2.6.12-1-multimedia-386
> >
> >
> In the future, you might consider partitioning your drive into more
> partitions, instead of having everything on root. (Of course, like all
> things, there are pros and cons; so I'm just saying "consider".)
>
> If I were you, I'd just use part of the unpartitioned space to create a
> new partition for /usr/local, then mount that partition temporarily as
> something like /tempspace, mv all of /usr/local to /tempspace (not copy,
> 'cause you want to free that space), unmount both /tempspace and
> /usr/local, then remount /usr/local where on the newly populated partition.
>
> Alternatively, you can just create an "nwn" directory on the
> unpartitioned space, then create a symlink to it under /usr/local.
>
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> Kent
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